Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the North Carolina Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 360,344. Among all North Carolina counties, Gaston County had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (14,386), followed by Davidson County (12,119), and Wake County (11,974).
The chart below shows the top 10 North Carolina counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
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| Rank | County | Number of People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaston County | 14386 |
| 2 | Davidson County | 12119 |
| 3 | Wake County | 11974 |
| 4 | Mecklenburg County | 11481 |
| 5 | Buncombe County | 10865 |
| 6 | Guilford County | 10574 |
| 7 | Randolph County | 10323 |
| 8 | Forsyth County | 9707 |
| 9 | Caldwell County | 9430 |
| 10 | Catawba County | 9201 |
| 11 | Rowan County | 8531 |
| 12 | Burke County | 8099 |
| 13 | Wilkes County | 7634 |
| 14 | Surry County | 7370 |
| 15 | Johnston County | 7327 |
| 16 | Cabarrus County | 6969 |
| 17 | Iredell County | 6746 |
| 18 | Rockingham County | 6664 |
| 19 | Union County | 6640 |
| 20 | Cleveland County | 6280 |
| 21 | New Hanover County | 6022 |
| 22 | Cumberland County | 6007 |
| 23 | Alamance County | 5756 |
| 24 | Rutherford County | 5514 |
| 25 | Lincoln County | 5342 |
| 26 | Brunswick County | 5336 |
| 27 | Henderson County | 4858 |
| 28 | Harnett County | 4729 |
| 29 | Onslow County | 4677 |
| 30 | Stanly County | 4361 |
| 31 | Haywood County | 4145 |
| 32 | Stokes County | 3819 |
| 33 | McDowell County | 3697 |
| 34 | Wayne County | 3599 |
| 35 | Alexander County | 3338 |
| 36 | Carteret County | 3172 |
| 37 | Craven County | 3072 |
| 38 | Robeson County | 3037 |
| 39 | Durham County | 2969 |
| 40 | Lenoir County | 2895 |
| 41 | Yadkin County | 2868 |
| 42 | Granville County | 2854 |
| 43 | Moore County | 2795 |
| 44 | Wilson County | 2779 |
| 45 | Nash County | 2694 |
| 46 | Franklin County | 2654 |
| 47 | Pitt County | 2634 |
| 48 | Columbus County | 2616 |
| 49 | Duplin County | 2487 |
| 50 | Pender County | 2470 |
| 51 | Richmond County | 2463 |
| 52 | Macon County | 2364 |
| 53 | Sampson County | 2334 |
| 54 | Ashe County | 2322 |
| 55 | Orange County | 2198 |
| 56 | Jackson County | 2185 |
| 57 | Lee County | 2146 |
| 58 | Chatham County | 2117 |
| 59 | Davie County | 2070 |
| 60 | Cherokee County | 1868 |
| 61 | Watauga County | 1840 |
| 62 | Person County | 1817 |
| 63 | Beaufort County | 1749 |
| 64 | Edgecombe County | 1728 |
| 65 | Halifax County | 1666 |
| 66 | Montgomery County | 1658 |
| 67 | Transylvania County | 1630 |
| 68 | Caswell County | 1613 |
| 69 | Scotland County | 1576 |
| 70 | Madison County | 1506 |
| 71 | Avery County | 1502 |
| 72 | Yancey County | 1458 |
| 73 | Vance County | 1393 |
| 74 | Alleghany County | 1376 |
| 75 | Pasquotank County | 1264 |
| 76 | Martin County | 1235 |
| 77 | Currituck County | 1223 |
| 78 | Mitchell County | 1186 |
| 79 | Bladen County | 1119 |
| 80 | Anson County | 1040 |
| 81 | Swain County | 964 |
| 82 | Northampton County | 912 |
| 83 | Greene County | 898 |
| 84 | Clay County | 888 |
| 85 | Hoke County | 880 |
| 86 | Graham County | 860 |
| 87 | Polk County | 843 |
| 88 | Dare County | 743 |
| 89 | Chowan County | 726 |
| 90 | Bertie County | 717 |
| 91 | Jones County | 708 |
| 92 | Hertford County | 645 |
| 93 | Perquimans County | 612 |
| 94 | Pamlico County | 554 |
| 95 | Camden County | 542 |
| 96 | Warren County | 484 |
| 97 | Gates County | 418 |
| 98 | Washington County | 369 |
| 99 | Tyrrell County | 226 |
| 100 | Hyde County | 193 |